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medicare has lots of fraud in medicare has lots of fraud in it. >> legislation contains a lot of antifraud provisions. we ought to try to make those strong as possible. discussions that are taking place now. let's put the medicare issue in proper context. it is relevant for us in oregon. to me, the central problem with medicare is that it to rewards inefficiency. it essentially pays on the basis of volume rather than quality. and so, we in jordan historically have been discriminated against for holding costs down, for doing a good job. it is relevant in benton county. we have a lot of seniors on medicare advantage. for some time, medicare services in benton county and throughout the valley, it has been hard for the doctors to get adequate reimbursement in order to [unintelligible] if you compare it to other parts of the country, parts of the system that pays on volume rather than quality, many areas of reimbursement is half as it would be [unintelligible] the senate bill -- i was able to get a measure included to get changes in that. under the measure i included, good quality medicare adva
medicare has lots of fraud in medicare has lots of fraud in it. >> legislation contains a lot of antifraud provisions. we ought to try to make those strong as possible. discussions that are taking place now. let's put the medicare issue in proper context. it is relevant for us in oregon. to me, the central problem with medicare is that it to rewards inefficiency. it essentially pays on the basis of volume rather than quality. and so, we in jordan historically have been discriminated...
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part of that is through medicare cuts. half a trillion dollars in medicare cuts. and there are a lot of physicians today that do not accept medical assistance patients or medicare pishts today and it's all economic -- patients today and it's all economics. medical assistance pace 40 cents to 60 cents for every dollar and medicare pays 80 cents to 90 cents for every dollar of cost. just recently one of the facilities that president obama lifted up as a bright shining example of what we could do for health care reform, the mayo clinic, their operations in arizona decided, announced they were no longer taking medicare payment. which meant if you're an older adult and you're going to a facility that doesn't accept medicare, you have to pay out of pocket, you have to have some other provisions. and so these cuts that we've piled on top with medicare just add insult to injury and my diagnosis for either of the house and the senate democratic bills are fewer doctors and fewer hospitals. the most doctors in pennsylvania, the average doctor is over 50 years of nage pennsyl
part of that is through medicare cuts. half a trillion dollars in medicare cuts. and there are a lot of physicians today that do not accept medical assistance patients or medicare pishts today and it's all economic -- patients today and it's all economics. medical assistance pace 40 cents to 60 cents for every dollar and medicare pays 80 cents to 90 cents for every dollar of cost. just recently one of the facilities that president obama lifted up as a bright shining example of what we could do...
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medicare. medicare. it would seem that had the specter of the stigma is growing taller, whether they are eligible due to circumstances, seemed to becoming second-class citizens, and this is slipping away from the debate. i could go on for quite some time about this, but i wonder if anyone will address these issues of the dwindling pool of primary care providers and the stigma that some of these existing plants are getting, not to mention the stigma of the public plan. where are these providers going to come from with the ever- increasing cost? i will be happy to take my comments off the air. guest: with regard to state medicaid and cost, all those would be made newly eligible for the program through the reform. they would be enrolled in the states, but states would receive very high matching rates. so the government would be internalizing the vast majority of the cost associated with those newly-eligible individuals coming into the medicaid program. . @@@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and i think
medicare. medicare. it would seem that had the specter of the stigma is growing taller, whether they are eligible due to circumstances, seemed to becoming second-class citizens, and this is slipping away from the debate. i could go on for quite some time about this, but i wonder if anyone will address these issues of the dwindling pool of primary care providers and the stigma that some of these existing plants are getting, not to mention the stigma of the public plan. where are these providers...
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i could be on medicare, but i chose not to do it. i've been with the va since i got out of the service in 1971. but why are all of these tests being run? and i know it costs money. host: thank you. in fact, testing has been a regular theme of your story here is 1 "new yorker" article with the headline, "testing, testing." guest: your caller hit the button on one of the issues driving the process, the malpractice system, which is driven in ways -- let me give you an example -- headaches. one community tried to look at how many ct scans and cedar rapids, iowa, they were doing for people. they did 50,000 cds dance for a population of 300,000 people a year. all of us know this is not necessary. 10,000 of them were for had ct scans, and only a tiny number of some of it was fear of malpractice suits. more significant part of it is that we have not really established what our process is, our appropriate guideline for care for handling the headaches so we can do it the right way, so we have tens of thousands of unnecessary ct scans causing m
i could be on medicare, but i chose not to do it. i've been with the va since i got out of the service in 1971. but why are all of these tests being run? and i know it costs money. host: thank you. in fact, testing has been a regular theme of your story here is 1 "new yorker" article with the headline, "testing, testing." guest: your caller hit the button on one of the issues driving the process, the malpractice system, which is driven in ways -- let me give you an example...
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then you head medicare fraud -- then you haadd medicare fraud. çwe're not at $340 billion -- e are now at $340 billion. none of which are in the bill. next come up over here. -- next, over here. >> i have two questions. what is the coverage for prosthetics in this bill? if the bill was passed and we " the democrats out and give the power back to the republicans, are you willing to spearhead the removal of this walk and repeal what -- the removal of this law and repeal it? >> i will be happy to -- if you could contact connie. see this young lady? we will try to get you an answer. if this bill passes, the soonest it can be reversed its 2015, which means it will not be reversed. you have to get past 2012 end date veto the will require 67 votes in the senate -- and a veto that it will require 67 votes in the senate. right down here. blue shirt. >> thank you, senator. i have two questions. internationally, the president seems willing to turn our economy to a global agend -- >> i am not sure i agree with your assumption. i am not happy with some of t
then you head medicare fraud -- then you haadd medicare fraud. çwe're not at $340 billion -- e are now at $340 billion. none of which are in the bill. next come up over here. -- next, over here. >> i have two questions. what is the coverage for prosthetics in this bill? if the bill was passed and we " the democrats out and give the power back to the republicans, are you willing to spearhead the removal of this walk and repeal what -- the removal of this law and repeal it? >>...
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medicare pays between 80% and 90% of the costs. and the rest of the costs are shifted to private health insurers, meaning people out in private businesses are actually getting taxed again. and what congressman thompson was talking about, another thing that's left out this particular plan that's really unfair is that you're not even putting in the so-called doctor fix. now, let me explain that to the viewing public out there that there is in 1997 there was a plan, a bill passed here called the sustainable growth rate, how medicare pays the physicians. and what happened was that there was supposed to be cuts every year. and this year there was supposed to be a 21% cut to physicians, which if that happens, nobody's going to be able to see a medicare patient. and that's not even in here. it's over a $200 billion price tag that's not even listed in this current $1 trillion price tag. mr. akin: will the gentleman yield for a question? so that statistic -- mr. thompson: will the gentleman yield for a question? so that statistic, that reim
medicare pays between 80% and 90% of the costs. and the rest of the costs are shifted to private health insurers, meaning people out in private businesses are actually getting taxed again. and what congressman thompson was talking about, another thing that's left out this particular plan that's really unfair is that you're not even putting in the so-called doctor fix. now, let me explain that to the viewing public out there that there is in 1997 there was a plan, a bill passed here called the...
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people in medicare advantage. but in our states, if this were to become law, they're out. want to go down to montana. the senate -- the head of the finance committee over in the senate, senator max baucus is from montana. he secured medicare coverage for anybody that's been exposed to asbestos. i think that's ok with me. but you got to read the fine print in all of this business. and it only applies to people who were exposed to asbestos who worked in the mine in libby, montana. so, again, ohio, michigan, tennessee, all the other 49 states, if you were exposed to asbestos, you're not covered. but if you're from montana you are. i yield to mr. mccotter. mr. mccotter: i thank the gentleman. i go back and this segues to another point in the chart, the sweetheart deals that were made with big pharmaceutical industries and others to try to get this bill passed. but the converse is the heartless deals that were also made to get this bill passed. the gentleman has talked about the unfair treatment amongst the states whic
people in medicare advantage. but in our states, if this were to become law, they're out. want to go down to montana. the senate -- the head of the finance committee over in the senate, senator max baucus is from montana. he secured medicare coverage for anybody that's been exposed to asbestos. i think that's ok with me. but you got to read the fine print in all of this business. and it only applies to people who were exposed to asbestos who worked in the mine in libby, montana. so, again,...
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medicare and medicaid are a massive problem down the road. that is going to be what our children have to worry about. paul's approach, i want to be careful to not simplify this because i know you have a lot of detail in your plan, but i understand it to say that we will provide doctors of some sort for current medicare recipients at the current level. 55 and over. there is a grandfathering in for future beneficiaries. i just want to point out that i have read it. the basic idea is that at some point, we hold medicare costs per recipient constant as a way of making sure that it does not go way out of black. i am sure there are some details -- we hold medicare costs per recipient constant as a way of making sure that it does not have things going out of wahack. it has to be reformed for the younger generations because it is going bankrupt. why not give people the same health care plan we have in congress? that is the kind of proposal of reform for medicare -- [applause] >> as i have said before, this is an entirely legitimate proposal. the prob
medicare and medicaid are a massive problem down the road. that is going to be what our children have to worry about. paul's approach, i want to be careful to not simplify this because i know you have a lot of detail in your plan, but i understand it to say that we will provide doctors of some sort for current medicare recipients at the current level. 55 and over. there is a grandfathering in for future beneficiaries. i just want to point out that i have read it. the basic idea is that at some...
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and eligible for medicare is going to skyrocket. all of this going on, the message to this congress, to the democratic leadership in this congress is, you need to change course, change direction, and make sure that you're reflecting the will of the american people. but instead, instead, the leadership doesn't get that message. even today, as senator-elect brown prepares to come down here to be sworn into the united states senate sometime in the next few days, the white house and democratic congressional leaders have once again retreated behind closed doors to make deals and finalize a single version of their government takeover of health care. that's not what the american people want. and speaker pelosi said today in response to the election results, she said, clearly the election results last night spell out that we have not been as clear about our deficit reduction measures and that will change. but the american people want to know, what deficit reduction measures is she talking about, when she continues along with the other democ
and eligible for medicare is going to skyrocket. all of this going on, the message to this congress, to the democratic leadership in this congress is, you need to change course, change direction, and make sure that you're reflecting the will of the american people. but instead, instead, the leadership doesn't get that message. even today, as senator-elect brown prepares to come down here to be sworn into the united states senate sometime in the next few days, the white house and democratic...
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and medicare advantage coverage. that's why we shouldn't be rushing to judgment on the health care bill. s the kind of screwup that should not take place. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from welve rise -- from pennsylvania rise? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise today in awe of the penn state university women's volleyball team. we often here in this chamber about undefeated or championship teams. but rarely have a heard about this. these nittany line lyons hasn't lost a game since 2007, they have a record 18 consecutive ncaa victories and they beat the university of texas lady longhorns for their third consecutive championship. i can't say enough about the team and its leaders masme began hodge became just the fifth player in division one history to be named first-team all american four years in a row and also was named the american volleyball coach's association national player of the year for
and medicare advantage coverage. that's why we shouldn't be rushing to judgment on the health care bill. s the kind of screwup that should not take place. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from welve rise -- from pennsylvania rise? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise today in awe of the penn state university women's volleyball team. we often here in this chamber...
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let me talk about medicare. medicare will be broken in eight years if we do nothing. right now we give about $17 billion in subsidies to insurance companies through the medicare system. your tax dollars. but when we try to eliminate them, suddenly there are ads on tv -- "obama is trying to cut medicare." i'd get all these seniors are writing letters -- "what are you trying to cut medicare benefits?" i am not try to cut medicare benefits. i am trying to stop paying these insurance companies all this money so that we can give you a more stable program. [applause] the point is this -- not of the big issues that we face in this country are simple. everybody wants to act like it is simple. everybody wants to say that they can be done easily. but they are complicated, they are tough. the health-care system is a big, complicated system, and doing it right is hard. energy -- if we want to be energy independent, i am for more oil production, i am for new forms of energy, time for a safe nuclear energy. i'm not ideological about this. but we also have to acknowledge that if we
let me talk about medicare. medicare will be broken in eight years if we do nothing. right now we give about $17 billion in subsidies to insurance companies through the medicare system. your tax dollars. but when we try to eliminate them, suddenly there are ads on tv -- "obama is trying to cut medicare." i'd get all these seniors are writing letters -- "what are you trying to cut medicare benefits?" i am not try to cut medicare benefits. i am trying to stop paying these...
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country are hard at work investigating a wide array of financial fraud cases from mortgage fraud to medicare, and health care fraud to securities fraud, to corporate malfeasance. i'm proud that we have put in place a law enforcement response to the financial crisis, that is and will continue to be aggressive, comprehensive, and well coordinated. while the reach of our investigative and prosecutorial function is broad, we do not purport to have all the answers. as a general matter, we do not have the expertise, nor is it part of our mission to opine on the systemic causes of the financial crisis. rather, the justice department's resources are focused on investigating, and prosecuting crime. it is within this context that i am pleased to offer my testimony and contribute to your vital review. the department has a long history of prosecuting financial fraud, an we will continue to do so. working in concert with our federal, state, local, tribal and territorial partners, the justice department is using every tool at our disposal, including new resources, advanced technologies, and communications
country are hard at work investigating a wide array of financial fraud cases from mortgage fraud to medicare, and health care fraud to securities fraud, to corporate malfeasance. i'm proud that we have put in place a law enforcement response to the financial crisis, that is and will continue to be aggressive, comprehensive, and well coordinated. while the reach of our investigative and prosecutorial function is broad, we do not purport to have all the answers. as a general matter, we do not...
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the envision to pay for democrat health care will harm medicare and devastate medicare advantage. passing the democrat's health care bill will harm our economy at a time when we need to focus on creating jobs. i urge seniors to tell their democrat representatives to vote no on this job-killing, deficit-raising bill. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. maloney: madam speaker, the joint economic committee, which i chair, has just launched a nonpartisan outreach, looking for new and creative ideas to accelerate job creation in our struggling economy. the g.e.s. is looking for ideas that come from outside the bubble of the beltway and that may be outside the box of conventional thinking. we are surveying executives at fortune 100 companies as well as leading small businesses across america looking for their ideas and innovation. the administration has already identified some of the things we must do to cre
the envision to pay for democrat health care will harm medicare and devastate medicare advantage. passing the democrat's health care bill will harm our economy at a time when we need to focus on creating jobs. i urge seniors to tell their democrat representatives to vote no on this job-killing, deficit-raising bill. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the...
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most of the budget, as you know, are mandatory programs, social security, medicare, veterans' programs, that's by far the lion's share of the federal budget. the next biggest share is defense. that's not part of what the president is discussing. he's talking about a share of the budget that is about 1/6 or 1/7 of the overall budget, that is domestic discretionary spending and he is proposing a freeze in those categories system of it's certainly not going to solve the problem. it will make a modest contribution toward reducing long-term deficit and debt thork it will make a contribution that grows over time which is very important. much more has to be done as the white house has acknowledged. >> [inaudible] >> look, there's no question in my mind that additional steps need to be taken to help build the environment in which jobs can be created. i asked the congressional budget office what are the most effective things that could be done for job creation? they came back and said, in terms of federal policy, the most important things that could be done is a tax credit for creating new jobs
most of the budget, as you know, are mandatory programs, social security, medicare, veterans' programs, that's by far the lion's share of the federal budget. the next biggest share is defense. that's not part of what the president is discussing. he's talking about a share of the budget that is about 1/6 or 1/7 of the overall budget, that is domestic discretionary spending and he is proposing a freeze in those categories system of it's certainly not going to solve the problem. it will make a...
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states citizens returned from foreign countries to provide necessary funding to avoid shortfalls in the medicare program for low-income qualifying individuals and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule the gentleman from washington, mr. mcdermott, and the gentlewoman from florida, ms. brown-waite, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognized the gentleman from washington. mr. mcdermott: i ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pallone, be allowed to control 10 minutes of the time for debate on this bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. mcdermott: i ask that all members have five elect slative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on s. 2949. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcdermott: madam speaker, two weeks ago, the largest earthquake in haiti wreaked havoc throughout the country. some of those affected are u.s. citizens now being evacuated back to the united states. we need tookt today to continue a program that helps the americans get back home. the repatriateu
states citizens returned from foreign countries to provide necessary funding to avoid shortfalls in the medicare program for low-income qualifying individuals and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule the gentleman from washington, mr. mcdermott, and the gentlewoman from florida, ms. brown-waite, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognized the gentleman from washington. mr. mcdermott: i ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pallone, be...
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that was costing in terms of payroll taxes, social security, medicare, and things like that. that was causing new york city millions of dollars per year. it is a costly process. it is not necessarily because the people are there. host: mark krikorian? guest: legal status is not the problem. it is a small part of the problem. the problem is the supply shop with so many low-skilled workers pouring into the economy all at once. when they look at the immigration for the entire economy, they find a small economic benefit. where that small economic benefit comes from is distributing that benefit to the rest of society, to the chattering class'. is the right to cut the wages of low-skilled americans in order to reduce the price of tomatoes by 3 cents? my response is no, it's morally unjustifiable for us to do that to our fellow americans. guest: and consequently the growers in agriculture have been together to create ag jobs, which is a process that would insure a legal work force. guest: a cheap, controllable work force. host: dallas, dan, republican line. caller: good morning. i j
that was costing in terms of payroll taxes, social security, medicare, and things like that. that was causing new york city millions of dollars per year. it is a costly process. it is not necessarily because the people are there. host: mark krikorian? guest: legal status is not the problem. it is a small part of the problem. the problem is the supply shop with so many low-skilled workers pouring into the economy all at once. when they look at the immigration for the entire economy, they find a...
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in and talking about controlling costs , when on the first day he came in he could have gotten that medicare bill repealed. the fundamental state of our union needs to be flawed when no one will take responsibility for the state of our union, but just told the ideological or business ties as the motivation for their lives, as opposed to the founding fathers. guest: thank you for that comment. esolution expressing support for designation of january as poverty in america awareness month. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the host: rep chris van hollen, what do you want to hear from the president? guest: and little recap of where we have been the last year. the president will point out a
in and talking about controlling costs , when on the first day he came in he could have gotten that medicare bill repealed. the fundamental state of our union needs to be flawed when no one will take responsibility for the state of our union, but just told the ideological or business ties as the motivation for their lives, as opposed to the founding fathers. guest: thank you for that comment. esolution expressing support for designation of january as poverty in america awareness month. the...
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seniors, almost 300,000 in our district, more than any other district in the country, they want to cut medicare $500 billion. i've seen the cuts. they're very real. they want to raise taxes on small business. i know the biggest issue we got is the economy and jobs. working families want to get back to work, but yet they want to charge 8% on payroll. i've been in business for 30 years. i'm not a career politician. i can tell you that will kill more jobs than anything. that's a fixed expense. 8% on payroll. they want to charge another 5.4% tax on businesses, and most businesses have pass-through income. whether they are l.l.c., partnership or whatever kind of business, they want to raise the tax fathers 34, let bush's tax cut sunset, and another 5.4, take it 49% in florida. in many states like california that have a state income tax or oregon or new york of 10% or 15%, it could take it up as high as 60%. so these small businesses have a lot of pass-through income. they're not going to have the capital. they are going to be sending the money here. that's going to cut more jobs. it's time to bring
seniors, almost 300,000 in our district, more than any other district in the country, they want to cut medicare $500 billion. i've seen the cuts. they're very real. they want to raise taxes on small business. i know the biggest issue we got is the economy and jobs. working families want to get back to work, but yet they want to charge 8% on payroll. i've been in business for 30 years. i'm not a career politician. i can tell you that will kill more jobs than anything. that's a fixed expense. 8%...